Gartner and FERF concluded that superior performance can be hindered "because of poor perception of IT, a parochial CFO or CIO perspective, or a failure to invest in the CFO-CIO relationship."

These are all obstacles that, in my view, are beginning to crumble as both the CIO and CFO are held accountable for compliance, data protection, the strength of the data center and other vital tasks.

If you are in an organization in which the CIO doesn't report to the CFO or they have a weak relationship, sound the alarms. This could be the difference between your business' success and failure.